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Last Orders (Vintage International)
Last Orders - Vintage International
Author: Graham Swift
Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfillment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men's voices, and that o...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679766629
ISBN-10: 0679766626
Publication Date: 1/14/1997
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 48 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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bookwormbelle avatar reviewed Last Orders (Vintage International) on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Bought this book based on the cover and Amazon reviews. Before last month, I had never even heard of it. What a little gem! Swift makes great use of working class British dialect, and the character development is deep and perfectly paced. With each chapter, a little bit more is revealed, a layer is unraveled in the complex intertwining of these four friends/acquaintences (they are more deeply connected than previously thought, often through tragic or scandalous events). The action takes place over an afternoon, but the book covers 50 years. Got through it in a week. Great find, happy to keep it on my bookshelf.
reviewed Last Orders (Vintage International) on + 404 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The book is better than the movie.
One thing- it is so full of British slang that it can be hard to follow, or you may enjoy that!
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Helpful Score: 3
This book is a gentle meditation on a group of people and how their lives interact. The book is about 4 working-class men on their way to scatter one of their friend's ashes at sea. We learn about their pasts together, the ways they impacted one another's lives, their thoughts and feelings about life and death and love and family. It's set in Britain, and the language is of working-class British whose slang doesn't hide their very real emotions and struggles. I thought this book was wonderful, and I am looking forward to reading more books by this author.
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